Roast Recipe ~ Roast Pork

This recipe takes some preparation, but is worth it. It has a slight Caribbean taste to it.

Ingredients

• ½ cup fresh lime juice
• ¾ cup soy sauce
• ¾ cup white sugar
• 1 teaspoon grated fresh ginger
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 2 teaspoons salt
• 1 (6 pound) boneless pork loin roast
• 1 large onion, sliced into thin rings
• 2 bay leaves

Cooking Directions

1. In a medium bowl, mix together the lime juice, soy sauce, sugar, ginger, garlic, and salt until the sugar dissolves.
2. Place the loin of pork in a roasting pan, and scatter the onion rings and bay leaves over it. Pour lime-ginger mixture over the meat, and cover with plastic wrap. Refrigerate for 12 hours or so, turning every once in a while.
3. Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C).
4. Roast, uncovered, for about 3 1/2 hours; baste frequently with pan juices. For a well done roast, cook until the internal temperature of the roast is 145 degrees F (63 degrees C).

Nutrition Facts

• calories387.2
• carbohydrateContent16 g
• cholesterolContent107.7 mg
• fatContent18.4 g
• fiberContent0.4 g
• proteinContent37.9 g
• saturatedFatContent6.9 g
• sodiumContent1355 mg
• sugarContent13.5 g